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AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF ANTEN
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My sincere appreci
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THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO: DEDICATI
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CHAPTER ONE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRO
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LIST OF TABLES Socio-demographic ch
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1.1 Background of the study CHAPTER
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1.3 Justification of the study Whil
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irth weight, caesarean section and
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Birth outcomes such as size of the
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Page 25 and 26: 2.2 Use of antenatal care Studies h
Page 27 and 28: Early care also allows for the deve
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Page 31 and 32: likely to make decisions about thei
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Page 35 and 36: clinics situated on or at the inter
Page 37 and 38: inter-pregnancy intervals of 18-59
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Page 43 and 44: mother. Lastly, the large number of
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Page 47 and 48: 4.3 Number of antenatal care visits
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Page 53 and 54: 35-49 (17 percent). Similarly, mari
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Page 63 and 64: pattern, with Asians being the high
Page 65 and 66: REFERENCES Abdel-Hady E and Yahia A
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Page 69: Maternal and Neonatal Health. 2005.
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